Henby william samuel palmer



Feb. 3, 1931@ H. w. s. PALMER 790997 l CRATE Filed NOV. 2, 1928 Patented Febr3, 1931 UNITED sTATEs 1 l13eme-erf cEATE i Application led November 2, 1928,Seria1No. 316,789, and in Great Britain December 8, 1927.

This invention relates to crates such as are used for carrying bottles of milk, beer Aor other liquids. Y i

Usually such crates are constructed so that 5 the bottles all stand upon the base side by side and are separated one from the otherV by partitions. p

According to my invention I provide a y crate where bottles are disposed in tiers one above the other one row or tier being separated from theone above it by means of a preferably movable tray or partition and the invention may beV said to consist broadly'of a Acrate for bottles comprising a rectangular skeleton frame divided vertically into tiers by horizontally disposed partitions between which the bottles are carried.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated an embodiment of my invention Figure l being a front elevation of a crate constructed according to my invention, Figure 2 is a plan view thereof and Figure 3 a side elevation thereof. s

Referring to these drawings the numeral l designates a frame of substantially rectangular form in side elevation and having vertical side members 2, and the bottom member 3 of this frame may be provided with recesses to position the first row of bottles. I

provide, however, any desired number of partition plates 4 preferably in the form of trays shaped and adapted to interlock loosely with and slide along the side members2 of the frame as a whole and rest upon the tops 'Y of the bottles in the row beneath and instead of providing recesses in the bottom member of the frame I prefer toarrange a member 4a similar to one of these plates or trays 4 and secured to the frame by screws 4b. Each succeeding row of bottles stands upon the partition plate 4 dividing it from the row immediately beneath it and the weight of the used row of bottles serves to hold the lower row firmly in position, the flanges on the front and rear edges of the movable partition plates 4 being arranged to extend as shown in Figure l over the side members 2 ofthe crate so that they cannot be completely de- 1 tached from the frame sideways. The crate may be completed by a top tray 4 Vly detached'from the crate.

adapted eitherV to restf upon orv iit over the necks ofthe bottles. Rollers, indicated at 5,'

-may vbe provided `on the bottom member 3V to enable the crateto betrundled, and roll- 2a are provided in theiedges of the side'mem- 6'0 ber 2 for holding themas indicated in chain Y lines. v l

The whole of the rows or tiersof bottlesl and the horizontalpartition plates 4 are held against undue vibration-by means of a spring 65:;

7 hinged at one end tothe top of one of the vertical side members 2`and adapted at 'its Vother end to enter a recess in the opposite side member.

It will bev found that a crate of the foregoing 'character can be cheaply made,and Y more easily handled than ordinary cratesl while a greater number ofbottles can be ace commodatedin a given space than with the usual construction. Moreover, the invention lends itself to construction in metals such as duralumin.

What I claim and desire to secure by Let-vv Y l ters Patent is '1. A crate for bottles` comprising a rectanv8.01 l

gular skeleton frame Vfor holding'tiers of bot tle's, and a multiplicityV of horizontal partition plates for separating the tiers by resting on the bottles in one tier while supporting those in the tier above, and means for--preventing the removal 'of the horizontal plates laterally from the crate fand so that when not in use they can be moved to and fromthe horizontal position without being completes 2. A crate for bottlescomprising a rectangular skeleton frame, horizontal partition plates slidable upon the vertical sides of the frame, so that suchpartition plates when the crate is in use, rest upon the tops of one row or tier of bottles andthe bottoms of the bottles in the row Yor tierabove rest upon the upper faceof the same partition plates. 3. A crate for bottles according to claim 2, wherein slots are provided inthe,v edge of HENRY WILLIAM SAMUEL PALMER, 0E :e,IitcHINekronLoir-smi,` ENGLANn, ,if-"

` the upperpart of the vertical side members Y of the frame adapted to form a means for 'suspending the partition plates not in use.

4. A crate aecording'to claim 2 having a "15spring member hinged at one end to the top of one of the Vertical` side members of the frame and adapted to be conneotedto the other verticalrside member of the frame so asto hold the Whole of the rows or tiers of bot- 1@ ties and the horizontal partition plates against undue vibration.- I *Y In Witness whereof I affix my signature.

' v HENRY WILLIAM SAMUEL PALMER. Y 

